DOJ halts review of Memphis Police Department
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland and Police Director Michael Rallings invited the COPS program to Memphis "for a collaborative review of both community-oriented policing and the use of deadly force," city spokeswoman Ursula Madden said.
"We haven't yet signed an agreement, but we do expect a formal announcement in partnership with the DOJ tomorrow," she said.
U.S. Attorney Edward L. Stanton III mentioned a reform initiative in September at an announcement that a federal review of the fatal shooting of Darrius Stewart concluded with insufficient evidence to support charges against former Memphis police Officer Connor Schilling.
Something has changed:
The U.S. Department of Justice said Friday that it has ended its federal review process of the Memphis Police Department.
“The Department of Justice’s COPS Office will no longer proceed with the collaborative reform process with the City of Memphis and Memphis Police Department,'' Justice Department officials said in a news release Friday morning.
In case anyone is wondering:
It is not known why the review process was halted.
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Repug DoJ won't investigate any Fergusons, etc. Repug "law and order" means brutalizing, locking up, killing knitters.